Jonah Savaiinaea

Jonah Savaiinaea
Arizona Wildcats – No. 71
PositionOffensive tackle
ClassJunior
Personal information
Born:Tafuna, American Samoa
Height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight336 lb (152 kg)
Career history
College
Bowl games
High schoolSaint Louis (Honolulu, Hawaii)

Jonah M. Savaiinaea is an American football offensive tackle for the Arizona Wildcats.

Early life

Savaiinaea was born in Tafuna, American Samoa, and attended the Saint Louis School in Honolulu, Hawaii. He was rated as a three-star recruit and held offers from schools such as Arizona, Arizona State, UCF, Hawaii, Syracuse, San Diego State and UNLV.[1] Ultimately, Savaiinaea committed to play college football for the Arizona Wildcats.[2]

College career

As a freshman in 2022, Savaiinaea started all 12 games at right guard for the Wildcats.[3] For his performance on the season, he was named to the FWAA freshman all-American team and was an honorable mention all-Pac-12 Conference selection.[4] Heading into the 2023 season, Savaiinaea was converted from right guard to right tackle.[5] During the season though, he played both right guard and tackle.[6] Savaiinaea started all 13 games for Arizona in 2023.[7] For his performance in 2023, he was once again named an honorable mention all-Pac-12 selection.[8]

References

  1. ^ Moreno, Matt (June 22, 2021). "2022 commitment: Big OL prospect Jonah Savaiinaea picks Arizona after visit". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 19, 2024.
  2. ^ Spears, Justin (June 22, 2021). "Hawaii OL Jonah Savaiinaea commits to Arizona Wildcats' 2022 recruiting class". Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved May 19, 2024.
  3. ^ Spears, Justin (July 22, 2023). "'That's an NFL player': Jonah Savaiinaea set to start at right tackle for Arizona football". Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved May 19, 2024.
  4. ^ Spears, Justin (January 12, 2023). "Arizona offensive lineman Jonah Savaiinaea named to FWAA Freshman All-American Team". Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved May 19, 2024.
  5. ^ Spears, Justin (April 5, 2023). "Right tackle 'a total different world' for Jonah Savaiinaea, Arizona's 'gifted offensive lineman'". Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved May 19, 2024.
  6. ^ Spears, Justin (October 10, 2023). "Pass-blocking expert, 'leader' Jonah Savaiinaea helps Arizona football's right guard crisis". Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved May 19, 2024.
  7. ^ Spears, Justin (March 31, 2024). "Arizona Wildcats have 'viable options' to replace tackle Jordan Morgan". Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved May 19, 2024.
  8. ^ Goldkamp, Thomas (January 22, 2024). "Offensive linemen Jonah Savaiinaea and Wendell Moe announce return to Arizona". On3.com. Retrieved May 19, 2024.